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Separated at Birth, the Burren and the Aran Islands
The Burren, a rocky wilderness in western Ireland, is a region of ancient magic and infinite strangeness The cliffs…
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Stones of Aran, a NY Review of books "masterpiece"
Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage (New York Review Books Classics) by Tim Robinson">Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage (New York Review Books…
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Inis Meáin, through the peephole, 1973
Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Ireland. 1973 from Brendan F. on Vimeo.A short film on life in Inishmaan (Inis Meáin) in…
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Inis Meáin, Aran Islands, Ireland 1973
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Aileen's is the perfect wave
LORNA SIGGINS, Marine Correspondent The Irish TimesIT IS a magnet for surfers, a nightmare for rescue agencies, and now it…
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At last the west awakes to broadband
Dún Aonghasa on Inis Mór in the Aran Islands. The islands have already been covered by the National Broadband Scheme,…
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Turning Green With Literacy...Why should we celebrate the Irish?
Op-Ed Contributor"Well, the heart's a wonder," says Pegeen Mike in John Millington Synge's comedy "The Playboy of the Western World."…
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How Many "Greats" in Obama's Irish Grandfather?
President Barack Obama walks with Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after a…
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St. Patrick's Day With the Irish and the Jews
Above, Mick Maloney's new album recreates music from the nearly forgotten era of collaboration between Jewish and Irish songwriters in pre-World War…
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THE UNOFFICIAL EMBASSY OF IRELAND'S GUIDE TO DIPLOMACY
After a month in Kosovo, the Unofficial Embassy has shut up shop and moved home. The money ran dry and the gig…
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Inis Mór could be a location for a science fiction movie set either in the distant past or the distant future- so old it's new. ...
by Peggy HernonThe wind blew me in the door of Inis Mór Airport this Saturday morning, a cold east wind…
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On the Bow'ry, in search of Tammany Hall
Dan Barry,one of the best writers on the New York Times has written elegantly about visiting Co Galway and his…
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